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What I've Learned After 3 Months Writing on DEV

Stephanie Eckles on April 20, 2020

I'll be sharing what tactics help get post engagement, and what I've learned about writing on DEV including effectively using the post editor. Sk...
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Helen Anderson

Congratulations on your first three months, and the top tips. You've done a huge amount of work you should be super proud of. I bet they're helping lots of Devs out there and may be someones go-to resource already.

I checked in with a post after 3 and 6 months and then after one year. It's such a useful step to see how far you've come.

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Stephanie Eckles

Awesome job with your streak! I forgot to mention how much I've learned in this process. After all, you don't have to know everything to begin writing, and writing is a great way to further your learning by doing a deep dive. Congrats on all the new things you learned! 👏

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Emma Goto 🍙

I've had a couple of my posts picked up by DEV's Twitter account and they usually do a bit better than some of my other posts. I never considered doing that Tweet suggestion thing though (didn't think it would make a difference), maybe I'll start giving it a go!

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Stephanie Eckles

I was skeptical but they have used it verbatim each time, and usually within 24 hours if at all. It isn't a guarantee, but it does get reviewed!

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Karan Gandhi

This is nice ! Didn't know about manage button and pinning.
The follower thing is explained here and here.

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Stephanie Eckles

Thanks for the links!

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Sarah

This is great info, I had no idea there was a way to set the difficulty level, pin posts or suggest a tweet 🤦‍♂️ Going through all my old posts now to update some things!

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Stephanie Eckles

Glad to help!

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Victor Darkes

This is so we'll timed! I'm in the process of writing my first article. Thanks for the tips!

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Stephanie Eckles

Perfect, I'm excited to read it! :)

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Hamish Macpherson

This is great Stephanie! 👏 Thanks so much for sharing. Hoping to drop a first post here soon, so this is very timely. 😀

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Stephanie Eckles

Awesome, I look forward to reading it!